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Solar Tsunami to Strike Earth
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| August 03, 2010
Posted on 08/03/2010 5:55:47 PM PDT by Bad~Rodeo
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
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posted on
08/03/2010 6:18:57 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Asked for ZIP? Give 82224 - Lost Springs,Wy - most sparsely populated in country. Freeper:SamAdams)
To: Bad~Rodeo
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posted on
08/03/2010 6:19:46 PM PDT
by
BushCountry
(I spoken many wise words in jest, but no comparison to the number of stupid words spoken in earnest)
To: Pharmboy
Very cool, no pun intended
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posted on
08/03/2010 6:25:00 PM PDT
by
Bad~Rodeo
(We've lost control of our own borders, and no nation can do that and survive-Ronald Reagan)
To: Bad~Rodeo
To: BushCountry
Caption: Here's your TOO BUSY WORKING to take me outside
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posted on
08/03/2010 6:28:15 PM PDT
by
Bad~Rodeo
(We've lost control of our own borders, and no nation can do that and survive-Ronald Reagan)
To: Bad~Rodeo
Set to strike earth? It already is disrupting radio communications.
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posted on
08/03/2010 6:32:19 PM PDT
by
MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
(Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
To: Bad~Rodeo
It’s supposed to be cloudy here tomorrow, so I think we’ll be OK.
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posted on
08/03/2010 6:33:45 PM PDT
by
Peter W. Kessler
(Dirt is for racing... asphalt is for getting there.)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
hey guys -- fun's fun, BUT:
1. I don't think this is "The Big One" but CME is no joke or hoax.
2. Look up "The Carrington Event" -- 1859. It energized Long telegraph lines (which had never existed before), and started fires in a number of telegraph stations from the energy so channelled.
3. I don't have the physics to explain it better than that, but SOME CME (almost certainly not this one) could do a lot of damage, with a lot more high-potential electrical stuff around. There are a lot of good solid serious double domes spending some legit time worrying about this.
4. Since there hasn't been one of the "Carrington" size in 150 years, it's not a high-probability, but not negligible.
To: Bad~Rodeo
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posted on
08/03/2010 6:39:59 PM PDT
by
Mrs.Z
To: Mrs.Z
What is the chance that this event will only fry what’s left of the brains of all LIBs? That would be great.
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posted on
08/03/2010 6:43:33 PM PDT
by
hal ogen
(1st amendment or reeducation camp)
To: hal ogen
LOL
I think you mean REfry.
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posted on
08/03/2010 6:46:17 PM PDT
by
Mrs.Z
To: Future Snake Eater
No sweat...spare laptops in the microwave oven. I will check back in tomorrow.....
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posted on
08/03/2010 6:49:25 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: seawolf101
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posted on
08/03/2010 6:50:41 PM PDT
by
tflabo
(Restore the Republic)
To: cripplecreek
Back at ya. Got my tin foil hat, package of ramin and 2 bottles or water ready
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posted on
08/03/2010 7:05:39 PM PDT
by
Bad~Rodeo
(We've lost control of our own borders, and no nation can do that and survive-Ronald Reagan)
To: Bad~Rodeo
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posted on
08/03/2010 7:07:08 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
08/03/2010 7:08:52 PM PDT
by
Bad~Rodeo
(We've lost control of our own borders, and no nation can do that and survive-Ronald Reagan)
To: Bad~Rodeo
Your puny tin foil can’t save you from Goregas.
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posted on
08/03/2010 7:16:22 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: Bad~Rodeo
Last time this happened, I couldn’t use my debit/credit card all day and I had no cash.
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posted on
08/03/2010 7:22:00 PM PDT
by
BuckeyeTexan
(There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind.)
To: cripplecreek
A spectator wathces the Aurora Goryalis
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posted on
08/03/2010 7:26:54 PM PDT
by
Bad~Rodeo
(We've lost control of our own borders, and no nation can do that and survive-Ronald Reagan)
To: Bad~Rodeo
Excerpt:
NASA scientists warned recently that high-energy electric pulses from the sun could cripple our electrical grid for years, causing billions in damages. In fact, the House is so concerned that the Energy and Commerce committee voted unanimously to approve a bill allocating $100 million to protect the energy grid from this rare but potentially devastating occurrence.
The sun’s activity usually ebbs and flows on a fairly predictable cycle. Typically, a cycle lasts about 11 years, taking roughly 5.5 years to move from a solar minimum, a period of time when there are few sunspots, to peak at the solar maximum, during which sunspot activity is amplified.
The last solar maximum occurred in 2001. The latest minimum was particularly weak and long- lasting.
The most recent solar eruption is one of the first signs that the sun is waking up — and heading toward another maximum.
Yes, it ebbs abd flows.
So what else is new?
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posted on
08/03/2010 7:27:09 PM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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